"When the participle or the infinitive is used abstractly, without an assumed subject, its attribute complement is also said to be in the nominative case; as, To _be he_ [Footnote: See footnote above.] is to be a scholar; _Being_ a _scholar_ is not _being_ an _idler_."

"The word scholar connotes heady intellectuals, buried in books and theories -- but what these kids are really learning is how to act."

"I use the term scholar in the literal sense of student and do not claim expert status."